http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf Your daily source for the best in blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:49:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/20/3-ways-muslims-can-improve-their-image/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/20/3-ways-muslims-can-improve-their-image/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:02:48 +0000 Catherine Robinson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=47065 If Muslims applied the following tips — they too would enjoy more respect and maybe eventually some admiration.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=47065 0
If Muslims applied the following tips — they too would enjoy more respect and maybe eventually some admiration. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/17/stetson-law-and-the-innocence-project-law-school-students-righting-wrongs/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/17/stetson-law-and-the-innocence-project-law-school-students-righting-wrongs/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:46 +0000 Lisa Marzilli http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=46633
The Innocence Project of Florida begins a collaboration with Stetson University College of Law aimed at helping free the hundreds of wrongfully convicted languishing in Florida prisons. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=46633 0
The Innocence Project of Florida begins a collaboration with Stetson University College of Law aimed at helping free the hundreds of wrongfully convicted languishing in Florida prisons. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/12/jobsites-food-drive-because-zombies-know-what-its-like-to-be-hungry/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/12/jobsites-food-drive-because-zombies-know-what-its-like-to-be-hungry/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:11:39 +0000 David Jenkins http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=45517
Jobsite wants to share a bit of their good fortune and hopefully raise both food and awareness this holiday season for a good cause. They are offering a $10 ticket to performances of 'Night of the Living Dead' this final weekend on Thu., 11/12 and Sat., 11/14 at 8 p.m. as well as Sun., 11/15 at 4 p.m. with the donation of any two non-perishable items per person, which will be donated to Metropolitan Ministries.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=45517 0
Jobsite wants to share a bit of their good fortune and hopefully raise both food and awareness this holiday season for a good cause. They are offering a $10 ticket to performances of 'Night of the Living Dead' this final weekend on Thu., 11/12 and Sat., 11/14 at 8 p.m. as well as Sun., 11/15 at 4 p.m. with the donation of any two non-perishable items per person, which will be donated to Metropolitan Ministries. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/06/national-civil-rights-group-says-enough-is-enough-wants-crist-to-ban-tasers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/06/national-civil-rights-group-says-enough-is-enough-wants-crist-to-ban-tasers/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:42 +0000 Lisa Marzilli http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=44739
Tasers, manufactured by Taser International, have killed over 400 U.S. citizens since 2001. According to the website Electronic Village, which diligently tracks the numbers, over 40 percent of the victims are black men.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=44739 0
Tasers, manufactured by Taser International, have killed over 400 U.S. citizens since 2001. According to the website Electronic Village, which diligently tracks the numbers, over 40 percent of the victims are black men. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/02/city-of-seminole-recycling-and-sustainability-discussion/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/02/city-of-seminole-recycling-and-sustainability-discussion/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:22 +0000 Jason Green http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=43440
A local activist has scheduled a discussion on recycling and sustainability at the Seminole Community Library on Monday, November 9, from 10 am to 12 pm.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=43440 0
A local activist has scheduled a discussion on recycling and sustainability at the Seminole Community Library on Monday, November 9, from 10 am to 12 pm. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/28/plant-a-tree-this-halloween-with-the-tampa-bay-derby-darlins/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/28/plant-a-tree-this-halloween-with-the-tampa-bay-derby-darlins/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:11:11 +0000 Michelle Schenck http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=43015
The girls and other volunteers will be planting 72 Florida native trees including the Florida Elm, Baldcypress and Longleaf pine trees.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=43015 0
The girls and other volunteers will be planting 72 Florida native trees including the Florida Elm, Baldcypress and Longleaf pine trees. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/27/photos-from-around-the-globe-of-the-international-day-of-climate-action/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/27/photos-from-around-the-globe-of-the-international-day-of-climate-action/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:20 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=42762
There were over 5,200 events staged internationally and over 19,000 phots taken of the various events that day - from the US to India, Australia to Iceland.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=42762 0
There were over 5,200 events staged internationally and over 19,000 phots taken of the various events that day - from the US to India, Australia to Iceland. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/26/is-hillsborough-county-already-sabotaging-the-rail-referendum/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/26/is-hillsborough-county-already-sabotaging-the-rail-referendum/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:15:33 +0000 Kelly Cornelius http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=41968
Is Hillsborough County already sabotaging the rail referendum by adding controversial road to their gravy train list of non-rail projects?]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=41968 0
Is Hillsborough County already sabotaging the rail referendum by adding controversial road to their gravy train list of non-rail projects? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/26/green-visions-series-water-conservation-and-the-revival-of-local-economies/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/26/green-visions-series-water-conservation-and-the-revival-of-local-economies/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:15 +0000 Eric Stewart http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=42178
Eric Stewart proposes how we can create an ecologically-based way of living in Florida.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=42178 0
Eric Stewart proposes how we can create an ecologically-based way of living in Florida. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/25/tampa-bay-planning-tip-learn-to-swim-video/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/25/tampa-bay-planning-tip-learn-to-swim-video/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:41:57 +0000 Grant Rimbey CNU http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=42201
Grant Rimbey explores what rising ocean levels could mean for the Tampa Bay area by 2100.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=42201 0
Grant Rimbey explores what rising ocean levels could mean for the Tampa Bay area by 2100. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/23/youth-encounter-on-sustainability-program-participants-view-on-sustainable-living-and-development/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/23/youth-encounter-on-sustainability-program-participants-view-on-sustainable-living-and-development/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:31:18 +0000 Anubha Momin http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=42083
The following is an essay on sustainable development by Anubha Momin, a Canadian student studying abroad in London who will be attending the Youth Encounter on Sustainability program in Braunwald, Switzerland.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=42083 0
The following is an essay on sustainable development by Anubha Momin, a Canadian student studying abroad in London who will be attending the Youth Encounter on Sustainability program in Braunwald, Switzerland. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/23/something-is-wrong-in-america/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/23/something-is-wrong-in-america/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:19 +0000 Eric Stewart http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=41112
Will you stand? Comment what you’re standing for here locally in Tampa bay. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=41112 0
Will you stand? Comment what you’re standing for here locally in Tampa bay. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/20/october-24-is-the-international-day-of-climate-action-videos/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/20/october-24-is-the-international-day-of-climate-action-videos/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:41 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=41395
This will be the biggest day of grassroots action on global warming ever.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=41395 0
This will be the biggest day of grassroots action on global warming ever. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/19/tampa-joins-international-day-of-action-to-take-a-stand-for-a-safe-climate-future/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/19/tampa-joins-international-day-of-action-to-take-a-stand-for-a-safe-climate-future/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:24:17 +0000 katemelges http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=41138
On October 24, people from Tampa will join Greenpeace to hear the importance of acting now for the climate and gather together to take a stand for the climate and a clean energy future as part of the largest global day of climate action ever.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=41138 0
On October 24, people from Tampa will join Greenpeace to hear the importance of acting now for the climate and gather together to take a stand for the climate and a clean energy future as part of the largest global day of climate action ever. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/tolerance-is-a-crock-what-we-need-is-equality/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/tolerance-is-a-crock-what-we-need-is-equality/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:46:31 +0000 Courtney Bishop http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=40291
Fuck tolerance. What we need is equality — and in the words of the immortal Lady Gaga, "It's not equality if it's 'sometimes'."]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=40291 0
Fuck tolerance. What we need is equality — and in the words of the immortal Lady Gaga, "It's not equality if it's 'sometimes'." http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/st-pete-city-council-candidate-uses-fight-footage-for-campaign-purposes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/st-pete-city-council-candidate-uses-fight-footage-for-campaign-purposes/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:09:32 +0000 Mitch Perry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=40848
St. Pete City Council candidate Leonard Schmiege has found an ingenious way of getting some free publicity for his campaign to oust incumbent Jeff Dannner. Schmiege, an activist who first become known in the city for his work on voting issues earlier this decade, was at yesterday's City Council meeting where emotions burst out after the Council reversed themselves and voted to allow for the vacating of the public sidewalk in front of the BayWalk shopping center. The candidate told CL today that he was able to embed the balloon with a new YouTube feature called Annotations. He said he spent several hours working on the video Thursday night, but expresses regret that the tool does not allow the user to link to another website.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=40848 0
St. Pete City Council candidate Leonard Schmiege has found an ingenious way of getting some free publicity for his campaign to oust incumbent Jeff Dannner. Schmiege, an activist who first become known in the city for his work on voting issues earlier this decade, was at yesterday's City Council meeting where emotions burst out after the Council reversed themselves and voted to allow for the vacating of the public sidewalk in front of the BayWalk shopping center. The candidate told CL today that he was able to embed the balloon with a new YouTube feature called Annotations. He said he spent several hours working on the video Thursday night, but expresses regret that the tool does not allow the user to link to another website. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/st-pete-for-peace-says-theyll-protest-at-baywalk-tonight/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/16/st-pete-for-peace-says-theyll-protest-at-baywalk-tonight/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:13:57 +0000 Mitch Perry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=40768
The activist group St. Pete for Peace, whose demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been blamed by the business establishment as one of the reasons why BayWalk has struggled in recent years, is coming out swinging. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=40768 0
The activist group St. Pete for Peace, whose demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been blamed by the business establishment as one of the reasons why BayWalk has struggled in recent years, is coming out swinging. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/14/help-clean-clearwater-beach-saturday-with-spc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/14/help-clean-clearwater-beach-saturday-with-spc/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:37 +0000 Jason Green http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=40366
Help the St. Petersburg College Environmental Club and the Emerging Green Builders keep the north shore of Clearwater Beach clean and pristine.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=40366 0
Help the St. Petersburg College Environmental Club and the Emerging Green Builders keep the north shore of Clearwater Beach clean and pristine. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/13/repower-america-event-tonight-in-st-petersburg/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/13/repower-america-event-tonight-in-st-petersburg/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:23:37 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=40207
If you're interested in clean energy solutions, climate change, and the environment, be sure to attend this event.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=40207 0
If you're interested in clean energy solutions, climate change, and the environment, be sure to attend this event. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/08/tampa-bay-amnesty-international-group-seeks-new-members/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/08/tampa-bay-amnesty-international-group-seeks-new-members/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:45:34 +0000 Mark E. Leib http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=39286
Priorities for Amnesty this year include ending the crisis in Darfur and stopping violence against women.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=39286 0
Priorities for Amnesty this year include ending the crisis in Darfur and stopping violence against women. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/new-eco-documentary-a-chemical-reaction-the-story-of-a-true-green-revolution/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/new-eco-documentary-a-chemical-reaction-the-story-of-a-true-green-revolution/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:49:35 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=39232
This new film addresses the health risks and side effects of synthetic lawn pesticide and herbicide use and human and animal illnesses, and what a small town did to be the first place in North America to ban the use of these toxic chemicals.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=39232 0
This new film addresses the health risks and side effects of synthetic lawn pesticide and herbicide use and human and animal illnesses, and what a small town did to be the first place in North America to ban the use of these toxic chemicals. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/toxic-beauty-the-dangerous-truth-about-the-cosmetics-industry/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/toxic-beauty-the-dangerous-truth-about-the-cosmetics-industry/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:29 +0000 lindataylor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=39174
Peel away the glitz and glamour and you'll expose the toxic truths lurking beneath the beauty industry's seedy underbelly.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=39174 0
Peel away the glitz and glamour and you'll expose the toxic truths lurking beneath the beauty industry's seedy underbelly. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/more-clarity-on-st-pete-candidates-plus-video-of-baywalk-sidewalk-furor/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/more-clarity-on-st-pete-candidates-plus-video-of-baywalk-sidewalk-furor/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:22:22 +0000 Chris Hrabovsky http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=39112
It is important to mention that District 8 Candidate Leonard Schmiege has been on the right side of this issue from the start. He is the only candidate that has spoken publicly on this issue, since its first appearance on the City Council agenda, as well as the Development Review Commission. Since then, several other Candidates have come around, and have finally chosen to speak up]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=39112 0
It is important to mention that District 8 Candidate Leonard Schmiege has been on the right side of this issue from the start. He is the only candidate that has spoken publicly on this issue, since its first appearance on the City Council agenda, as well as the Development Review Commission. Since then, several other Candidates have come around, and have finally chosen to speak up http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/06/audubon-assembly-and-dialogue-on-coastal-conservation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/06/audubon-assembly-and-dialogue-on-coastal-conservation/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:27 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=38925
Join the Audubon of Florida on October 23 and 24 in St. Petersburg for the 2009 Audubon Assembly and Dialogue on Coastal Conservation and Climate Change. See below for more information: Celebrated oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Ph. D., is the Assembly’s keynote speaker. The two-day program brings together conservation leaders and scientists—as well as policy makers, and [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=38925 0
Join the Audubon of Florida on October 23 and 24 in St. Petersburg for the 2009 Audubon Assembly and Dialogue on Coastal Conservation and Climate Change. See below for more information: Celebrated oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Ph. D., is the Assembly’s keynote speaker. The two-day program brings together conservation leaders and scientists—as well as policy makers, and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/05/700-people-pose-nude-in-a-french-vineyard-for-greenpeace/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/05/700-people-pose-nude-in-a-french-vineyard-for-greenpeace/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:05:26 +0000 Katie M. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=38691
Stripping down for a good cause.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=38691 0
Stripping down for a good cause.